Superheroes (Racer X album) explained

Superheroes
Type:	Album
Artist:	Racer X
Cover:	Superheroes gilbert.jpg
Released:	November 6, 2000 (Japan) February 27, 2001 (North America)
Genre:	Heavy metal
Length:	51:20
Label:	Universal Japan
Producer:	Paul Gilbert
Prev Title:	Technical Difficulties
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Snowball of Doom
Next Year:	2002

Superheroes is the fourth studio album by Racer X. It was released in Japan under the name "Adventure of Racer X-Men"^[1] and distributed by Universal Japan. This album was released on Paul Gilbert's 34th birthday.

Personnel

• Jeff Martin – vocals
• Paul Gilbert – guitars
• John Alderete – bass
• Scott Travis – drums

Production

• William Hames – photography
• Bruce Bouillet – mixing
• Paul Gilbert – audio production, engineer

Trivia

• The song "Mad at the World" uses the same chord progression (but in a lower tuning) as "My Kinda Woman" by Mr. Big which was released on Lean into It.
• The song "Godzilla" is a cover of Blue Öyster Cult, and includes a brief interpolation of David Bowie's "Fame".
• The album was mixed by former Racer X guitar player Bruce Bouillet.
• The track "Evil Joe" contains samples from a prank call made by a friend of Gilbert's to Joe Aufricht of the black metal band Satanicon. The call in its entirety appears as a bonus track on Mushroomhead's 1999 album M3 under the title "Dark and Evil Joe".

External links

• Official Racer X website

Notes and References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/adventure-of-racer-x-men-mr0000660188 "Allmusic: Adventure of Racer X-Men"